Characterization of CD8 T Cell-Mediated Mutations in the Immunodominant Epitope GP33-41 of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) represent key immune effectors of the host response against chronic viruses, due to their cytotoxic response to virus-infected cells.In response to this selection pressure, viruses may accumulate escape mutations that evade CTL-mediated control.To study the emergence of CTL escape mutations, we employed the murine chr